3) Misandry or accusation of misandry in popular culture or in society: women being portrayed as superior to men, while men are portrayed with derogatory stereotypes - a definition commonly used by Antifeminist.
There is no proof pop feminism is an actual feminist philosophy; it seems to be an observed phenomenon in society or the media. Girl Power as a term of empowerment developed during the mid - 1990s. ... Misandry (IPA ) is contempt for men. ... An antifeminist is one who opposes feminism. ...
Such television programmes as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Charlie’s Angels are considered examples of pop feminism either by some or all of the above definitions. Many examples of Girl_Power_in_popular_culture could also be considered as pop feminism. Mary Tyler Moore is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer was an American television series inspired by the 1992 movie of the same name. ... The original angels; (left to right) Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson Charlies Angels was a television series broadcast from 1976 to 1981, about three women who work for a fictional private investigation agency, the Charles Townsend Agency. ... As a number of critics have suggested (including Dr. Susan Hopkins, a lecturer in The School of Journalism and Communication, The University of Queensland, in her book Girl Heroes), the form of Girl Power! advocated by the Spice Girls influenced representations of female figures in popular culture during the late...
Programmes accused of popular feminism may often place women in strong and dominating roles - but will often also portray these women in seductive clothing, having thin attractive bodies, a obsession with fashion and even valley girl/bimbo like personalities. These latter properties are not approved of by many feminist philosophies. The term fashion applies to a prevailing mode of expression. ... In the United States, Valley girl, or Val, is a term coined in the 1970s, originally referring to affluent young women living in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California. ... Bimbo is a term that emerged in popular English language usage in the late 20th century to describe a stupid, pliable woman. ...
References
CBC article: I Am Woman
Feminist Utopia: Feminism Defined
Feminist Theory
Article: A call for young women to get mad! by Delanie Woodlock
Feminism is a social theory and political movement originating from a belief in the principle that rights, privilege, status and obligations should not be per se determined by gender.
Feminism became an organized movement in the 19th century as people increasingly came to believe that women were being treated unfairly.
Opponents of feminism claim that women's quest for external power, as opposed to the internal power to affect other people's ethics and values, has left a vacuum in the area of moral training, where women formerly held sway.
Feminism is a diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women.
Feminism as a philosophy and movement in the modern sense is often dated to The Enlightenment with such thinkers as Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and the Marquis de Condorcet championing women's education.
From the perspective of some strands of feminism, as well as the men's movement and queer theory, inequalities and stereotypes based on gender are detrimental to both men and women and both sexes suffer from the expectations of traditional gender roles.
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